Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Copernicus had shown that the apparent movements of the planets as observed from the earth can not be satisfactorily or coherently explained on the assumption that the earth itself lies immobile at the centre of the universe . |
| 2 | Finally , a screw-in side handle is fixed on to the alloy gear cover , offset either to the left or right depending on the user . |
| 3 | He was obviously moving left or right depending on the fall of the coin . |
| 4 | Michael spent hours sitting in the garden , or rather lying on a folding bed . |
| 5 | The agitation section of the town 's Communist Party committee decided , or rather passed on a directive probably originating in Moscow , that the Paris Commune of 1871 should be celebrated on 18 March . |
| 6 | I did more or less ignore on the tube journey and the walk to the choir that evening , I mean |
| 7 | The average price at which shares sell during this period is somewhere in the neighbourhood of $55 ( more or less depending on the shape of the time-price curve ) . |
| 8 | It 's the main ‘ motorway ’ through the city , and there are a dozen or so stalls on the Rialto selling souvenirs — including the painted masks you 'll see on sale all over the city . |
| 9 | Launched from ML 102 , the two raiders had a mile or so to paddle on a compass course through choppy water into the harbour where , as the canoe surged on the swell alongside a large ship , they reached down underwater to fix their eight limpet mines . |
| 10 | Whether Britain will witness electoral reform in the next decade or so rests on the outcome of that debate . |
| 11 | ‘ All he does is sit at the front window looking out or just sits on the bench on a sunny day like Monday . |
| 12 | The hospice aims to beat its previous record of £1,400 , and anyone with an hour or more to spare on the day should contact Deirdre Shaw or Dorothy Davison on . |
| 13 | Third night free for stays of 3 nights or more arriving on a Saturday . |
| 14 | Third night free for stays of 3 nights or more arriving on a Sunday , Monday or Tuesday . |
| 15 | Third night free for stays of 3 nights or more arriving on a Saturday . |
| 16 | Third night free for stays of three nights or more arriving on a Saturday . |
| 17 | He 'd found her , he said , and next day he 'd either lay siege to the place , or boldly batter on the door and ask for her hand in marriage — or at least her something else in something else ! |
| 18 | If you suspect a gas leak at any time , do not strike a match or even turn on the electric light , as that can produce a minute spark that can cause an explosion . |
| 19 | ‘ Our prototype system can tell if you are stationary or moving , heading north or south , or even stopped on a roundabout over a motorway , ’ says Ford spokesman Peter Watt . |
| 20 | All you have to do is write and tell us the name and address of your favourite bar — anywhere in the country — and a case of Kulta could be sent there for you to collect or even enjoy on the premises . |
| 21 | There is nothing more heartbreaking than trying to cheer up an old man or woman on Christmas day , surrounded by decorations and a cheerful staff , when their daughter or son does not visit or even call on the telephone . |
| 22 | But , there comes a time in every painting when a clean , new brush has to be used to add detail or to control a passage of the work that started off as a spontaneous accident , or alternatively to lay on a clean glaze . |
| 23 | HCI Clubs offer activities to suit every age and every taste , from tennis to volleyball , pedalos to windsurfing , or simply lazing on the beach ! |
| 24 | What is it that we carry away with us when we leave a gallery that creates a desire in us to paint , to draw or simply to doodle on a page . |
| 25 | For very young children our Multivitamin Liquid can be mixed into milk or diluted fruit juice , or simply given on a spoon . |
| 26 | ‘ You will fix this house , Um Yusef ? ’ the Sheikha asked as we sat in the family majlis , the small children tumbling over her lap like puppies , pushing themselves up for kisses , or simply basking on the warmth of her body . |
| 27 | Other couples wandered in their wake , or else lingered on the hilltop by the Commemorative stone , happier in their partners . |
| 28 | Their houses , no more than huts , were scattered along the sunken tracks or half hidden in woods , or else perched on the slopes of the low hills . |
| 29 | Transitions between orbitals that are largely or completely localized on a metal center are usually described as d-d ( or , for elements with partly filled f sub-shells , f-f ) transitions . |
| 30 | But some macrobes are left- or right-handed depending on the properties of the fluid in which they grow . |